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title: Identify the principal reason for which images in advertisements and… — Your body and how you look · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the principal reason for which images in advertisements and on social media ought not to serve as a standard for one's own body. Exam question 2 of lesson 88 «Your body and how you look» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question
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# Exam question 2 · Your body and how you look

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Identify the principal reason for which images in advertisements and on social media ought not to serve as a standard for one's own body.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, images · **What happens:** identify, not serve · **To what, where:** principal reason

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 88 «Your body and how you look» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/everyday/88-liking-how-you-look/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:88-liking-how-you-look:e2:1
# text = Identify the principal reason for which images in advertisements and on social media ought not to serve as a standard for one's own body.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	obl	_	_
7	images	image	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	advertisements	advertisement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	social	social	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	media	media	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
14	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
15	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	serve	serve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
18	as	as	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	standard	standard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
21	for	for	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
22	one	one	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	's	's	PART	POS	_	22	case	_	_
24	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal reason |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **serve** | ought | images in advertisements and social media |  |  |  |  | for the principal reason; as a standard; for one's own body | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as standard=Attribute |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Such images are frequently edited and filtered, and do not show bodies as they really are

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:88-liking-how-you-look:e2:o1:1
# text = Such images are frequently edited and filtered, and do not show bodies as they really are
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	images	image	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	frequently	frequently	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	edited	edit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	filtered	filter	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	show	show	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
13	bodies	body	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
14	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
15	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
16	really	really	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **edit** | present · passive |  | Such images |  |  |  | frequently *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **filter** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_instr-10.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **not** **show** | infinitive · do-support |  | bodies |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent body=Recipient |
| 4 | **does** | present | images *= image* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Such images are invariably accurate, but depict persons of unusually advanced age

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:88-liking-how-you-look:e2:o2:1
# text = Such images are invariably accurate, but depict persons of unusually advanced age
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	images	image	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	accurate	accurate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	depict	depict	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
9	persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	unusually	unusually	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	advanced	advanced	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Such images |  |  |  |  | accurate, invariably *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **depict** | present |  | persons of advanced age |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent person=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Such images depict the average body, which nobody should desire to resemble

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:88-liking-how-you-look:e2:o3:1
# text = Such images depict the average body, which nobody should desire to resemble
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	images	image	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	depict	depict	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	average	average	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
9	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	11	nsubj	_	_
10	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	desire	desire	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl:relcl	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	resemble	resemble	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **depict** | present | Such images | the average body |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent body=Theme |
| 2 | **desire** | should | the average body |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **resemble** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the average body *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Such images are prohibited by law from being altered in any manner whatsoever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:88-liking-how-you-look:e2:o4:1
# text = Such images are prohibited by law from being altered in any manner whatsoever
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	images	image	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	prohibited	prohibit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	altered	alter	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	det	_	_
12	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	whatsoever	whatsoever	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prohibit** | present · passive | law | Such images |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer subject=Theme |
| 2 | **alter** | gerund · passive | law *not said here* |  |  | any manner |  | whatsoever *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V» |

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